AGM Battery & External Charger
I purchased my current TT several months ago. One of the selling points was the upgrades that had been done for using it for boondocking. Briefly, it has a Lifeline 4D AGM battery, 100w of solar with ...
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Hi,
It is very easy to determine if the "Other converter" is still putting out power. Plug in the RV and unplug your charger. Then turn on a bunch of lights and monitor the battery voltage. Even if it is just a "1/3 - 2/3 - full" led light up on the water panel, you can monitor the battery. If it stays "Full" after a hour of use, or goes from 2/3 to full, then the battery converter is still working. If it drops (and it might take a while to drop the voltage on a large 4D battery) then your converter is not connected.
When I disconnected the converter in one RV, all I did was disconnect one black wire from the converter 120 volt input where it connected to the 20 amp circuit breaker, and install a orange wire nut on that wire. Hopefully some new owner will be able to figure it out - if the electronic charger that I installed ever stops working.
Yes I agree that if you just started the generator, and the charger is putting out a lot of amperage, then the charger can be using more than 500 watts and thus the microwave will overload the generator. The solution is start the generator about 15 - 20 minutes before using the coffee maker or microwave, then the "Peak" charge will be somewhat over by the time you need the microwave. or unplug. Your pick.
Fred.
It is very easy to determine if the "Other converter" is still putting out power. Plug in the RV and unplug your charger. Then turn on a bunch of lights and monitor the battery voltage. Even if it is just a "1/3 - 2/3 - full" led light up on the water panel, you can monitor the battery. If it stays "Full" after a hour of use, or goes from 2/3 to full, then the battery converter is still working. If it drops (and it might take a while to drop the voltage on a large 4D battery) then your converter is not connected.
When I disconnected the converter in one RV, all I did was disconnect one black wire from the converter 120 volt input where it connected to the 20 amp circuit breaker, and install a orange wire nut on that wire. Hopefully some new owner will be able to figure it out - if the electronic charger that I installed ever stops working.
Yes I agree that if you just started the generator, and the charger is putting out a lot of amperage, then the charger can be using more than 500 watts and thus the microwave will overload the generator. The solution is start the generator about 15 - 20 minutes before using the coffee maker or microwave, then the "Peak" charge will be somewhat over by the time you need the microwave. or unplug. Your pick.
Fred.
